// file : view/employee.hxx // copyright : not copyrighted - public domain #ifndef EMPLOYEE_HXX #define EMPLOYEE_HXX #include <string> #include <cstddef> // std::size_t #include <odb/core.hxx> #include <odb/nullable.hxx> // Include TR1 <memory> header in a compiler-specific fashion. Fall back // on the Boost implementation if the compiler does not support TR1. // #include <odb/tr1/memory.hxx> using std::tr1::shared_ptr; #pragma db object class country { public: country (const std::string& code, std::string const& name) : code_ (code), name_ (name) { } const std::string& name () const { return name_; } private: friend class odb::access; country () {} #pragma db id std::string code_; // ISO 2-letter country code. std::string name_; }; #pragma db object class employer { public: employer (unsigned long id, const std::string& name) : id_ (id), name_ (name) { } const std::string& name () const { return name_; } private: friend class odb::access; employer () {} #pragma db id unsigned long id_; std::string name_; }; #pragma db object class employee { public: employee (unsigned long id, const std::string& first, const std::string& last, unsigned short age, shared_ptr<country> res, shared_ptr<country> nat, shared_ptr<employer> e) : id_ (id), first_ (first), last_ (last), age_ (age), residence_ (res), nationality_ (nat), employed_by_ (e) { } // Name. // const std::string& first () const { return first_; } const std::string& last () const { return last_; } // Employer. // shared_ptr<employer> employed_by () const { return employed_by_; } // Residence and nationality. // shared_ptr<country> residence () const { return residence_; } shared_ptr<country> nationality () const { return nationality_; } private: friend class odb::access; employee () {} #pragma db id unsigned long id_; std::string first_; std::string last_; unsigned short age_; shared_ptr<country> residence_; shared_ptr<country> nationality_; shared_ptr<employer> employed_by_; }; // We also have the "legacy" employee_extra table that is not mapped to any // persistent class. It has the following columns: // // CREATE TABLE employee_extra( // employee_id INTEGER NOT NULL, // vacation_days INTEGER NOT NULL, // previous_employer_id INTEGER) // // A simple view with a single associated object. It allows us to get // the name of an employee without loading any of the other parts, such // as the referenced country and employer objects. The first and last // data members in the view are automatically associated to the first_ // and last_ members in the employee object. // #pragma db view object(employee) struct employee_name { std::string first; std::string last; }; // A simple aggregate view. It allows us to count the number of employees // matching certain criteria. Here we use a column expression with a // reference to the id_ data member in the employee object. // #pragma db view object(employee) struct employee_count { #pragma db column("count(" + employee::id_ + ")") std::size_t count; }; // A simple view with two associated object. It allows us to get the // name of an employee and its employer without loading any other parts. // Because there is an unambiguous relationship between the employee and // employer objects (employee::employed_by_), the ODB compiler is able to // automatically use this relationship as a join condition. Also, similar // to the employee_name view, the first and last data members are auto- // associated to the first_ and last_ members in the employee object. // For the employer_name member we provide an explicit member reference. // #pragma db view object(employee) object(employer) struct employee_employer { std::string first; std::string last; #pragma db column(employer::name_) std::string employer_name; }; // A more interesting aggregate view that uses the GROUP BY clause. It // allows us to calculate the min/max ages of employees for each employer. // Here we use the query condition with a placeholder (?). // #pragma db view object(employee) object(employer) \ query ((?) + "GROUP BY" + employer::name_) struct employer_age { #pragma db column(employer::name_) std::string employer_name; #pragma db column("min(" + employee::age_ + ")") unsigned short min_age; #pragma db column("max(" + employee::age_ + ")") unsigned short max_age; }; // A more complex view with three associated objects, two of which are // of the same type. This requires us to use aliases and disambiguate // the relationships used to associate each object. // #pragma db view object(employee) \ object(country = res_country: employee::residence_) \ object(country = nat_country: employee::nationality_) struct employee_country { std::string first; std::string last; #pragma db column(res_country::name_) std::string res_country_name; #pragma db column(nat_country::name_) std::string nat_country_name; }; // An example of a native view that provides a complete query and is based // on an ad-hoc table. This view allows us to load the employee vacation // information from the legacy employee_extra table. // #ifndef ODB_DATABASE_ORACLE #pragma db view query("SELECT employee_id, vacation_days " \ "FROM view_employee_extra") #else #pragma db view query("SELECT \"employee_id\", \"vacation_days\" " \ "FROM \"view_employee_extra\"") #endif struct employee_vacation { #pragma db type("INTEGER") unsigned long id; #pragma db type("INTEGER") unsigned short days; }; // A more robust implementation of the above view as a table view instead // of a native view. // #pragma db view table("view_employee_extra") struct employee_vacation1 { #pragma db column("employee_id") type("INTEGER") unsigned long id; #pragma db column("vacation_days") type("INTEGER") unsigned short days; }; // An improved version of the previous view that extracts the employee // first and last names instead of the id. To get the names we need to // add the employee object to this view and use a custom join condition // to tie it up with our legacy table. // #ifndef ODB_DATABASE_ORACLE #pragma db view table("view_employee_extra") \ object(employee: "view_employee_extra.employee_id = " + employee::id_) #else #pragma db view table("view_employee_extra") \ object(employee: "\"view_employee_extra\".\"employee_id\" = " + \ employee::id_) #endif struct employee_vacation2 { std::string first; std::string last; #pragma db column("view_employee_extra.vacation_days") type("INTEGER") unsigned short days; }; // A mixed view that associates two objects and a legacy table. It returns // the previous employer information for each employee. // #ifndef ODB_DATABASE_ORACLE #pragma db view object(employee) \ table("view_employee_extra" = "extra": \ "extra.employee_id = " + employee::id_) \ object(employer: "extra.previous_employer_id = " + employer::id_) #else #pragma db view object(employee) \ table("view_employee_extra" = "extra": \ "\"extra\".\"employee_id\" = " + employee::id_) \ object(employer: "\"extra\".\"previous_employer_id\" = " + employer::id_) #endif struct employee_prev_employer { std::string first; std::string last; // If previous_employer_id is NULL, then the name will be NULL as well. // We use the odb::nullable wrapper to handle this. // #pragma db column(employer::name_) odb::nullable<std::string> prev_employer_name; }; #endif // EMPLOYEE_HXX